Yandex MCP Server

Query Yandex Webmaster indexing, queries, diagnostics and backlinks, and recrawl, via an AI agent.

Local serverstdio

What is the Yandex MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Yandex MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Query Yandex Webmaster indexing, queries, diagnostics and backlinks, and recrawl, via an AI agent.

The short version

Ask your Yandex Webmaster data in plain language — from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.

Getting it running

The server ships on npm as @boxlab/yandex-webmaster-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: YANDEX_WEBMASTER_TOKEN, YANDEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID, YANDEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

  • Node.js >= 18 - A Yandex account with at least one site added in Yandex Webmaster

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by BoxLab-Ltd; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How to install the Yandex MCP server

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "yandex-webmaster": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["-y", "@boxlab/yandex-webmaster-mcp"]
        }
    }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js >= 18 - A Yandex account with at least one site added in Yandex Webmaster
VariableDescriptionRequired
YANDEX_WEBMASTER_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YANDEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
YANDEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

It connects Yandex to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Yandex directly.